Morphylogeny

VR Troopers

#38: VRT 138 "The Littlest Trooper".

Features Footage from (bold = new):
Metalder, episodes 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 16, 17, 19, 27, 29, & 32; and Spielban, episodes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13, 16, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 28, 33, 35, 37, 38, 39, 41, & 43.

The complete program, from opening to end of end credits, lasts roughly 21:15;22.

Opening is about 1:00; by itself.

Ending is about 0:30; by itself.


Opening Credits

Source Description Edit Note
VRT 101.

Karl Ziktor morphs into Grimlord.

Recycled; cuts final shot.

METALDER #03.

Grimlord materializes onto his throne, zoom in from across the room to him raising his right hand outward.

Recycled; teleport effects added (per reuse from VRT 112).

METALDER #19.

The virtual dungeon chambers are open to allow the mutants within to come on out.

Recycled, but unaltered (trims start of each to remove materialization fade-ins).

METALDER #19.

More mutants exit their virtual chambers.

Trims start to remove materialization fade-in.

METALDER #19.

Mutants approach the camera with utmost intimidation.


METALDER #01.

Grimlord raises his right hand, palm outward, then points forth, shooting a beam of energy at us.

Recycled.

METALDER #01 / SPIELBAN #28.

Grimlord's energy summons an energy screen above the mutants in the Dungeon, forming an image of General Ivar turns and faces a lineup of Skugs, gesturing and talking to them.

Recycled backplate.

SPIELBAN #28.

General Ivar continues talking in a red hall.

Shortened.

METALDER #27.

Zoom in close on Grimlord talking.

Recycled, runs a little longer at start but still trimmed a little.

METALDER #01 / SPIELBAN #21.

Grimlord's energy screen above the mutants in the Dungeon, shows an image of Colonel Icebot as he talks close with a fist raised that he slowly begins to lower.

Recycled, but cuts before he fully lowers fist.

METALDER #27.

Slight zoom in close on Grimlord talking.

Recycled, trimmed to end.

SPIELBAN #21.

Colonel Icebot talks close with a fist raised that he slowly lowers.

Recycled, but unaltered for the first time.

METALDER #05.

Medium shot of Grimlord talking a lot, then raising his right hand, before zoom in.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #21.

Colonel Icebot bows.

Cuts before he talks more.

METALDER #17.

Close on Grimlord, talking, then holding his right hand outward.

Trimmed heavily.

SPIELBAN #21.

Close-up of Colonel Icebot, as green slime pours down his forehead.


SPIELBAN #21.

Colonel Icebot glows, transforms into his skinless mutant form, then curls up and morphs into a puddle of slime.

Plays in reverse; actually two shots in source, spliced together here.

METALDER #02.

The four main Generals in front, the mutants of the virtual dungeon step forth, pumping fists in the air.

Recycled; fades to black.

SPIELBAN #37.

Skugs skulk about the entrance of a cave.

Transitions in.

SPIELBAN #37.

In a cave, General Ivar oversees Skugs carrying large boxes.

Recycled, still shortened.

SPIELBAN #26.

Skugs patrol an Air Fighter hangar. A rack with missiles on it rolls over to a pair of Skugs, who prepare to load them into the craft above.

Cuts before bomb bay opens above.

SPIELBAN #38.

A random room with several Skugs at work. General Ivar talks to a few of the Skugs.

Recycled.

METALDER #29.

Grimlord talks, then charges up his right hand.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #21.

Zoom in on Colonel Icebot standing on the edge of a roof.


SPIELBAN #37.

Close on General Ivar talking and gesturing in a cave, as Skugs continue to haul boxes and girders deeper into the cavern.

Transitions in.

SPIELBAN #39.

General Ivar and Knighttime walk under a docked Quantum Cruiser.

Altered to fit VR Lab monitor.

SPIELBAN #39.

Lights flash on a docked Quantum Cruiser.


SPIELBAN #26.

An automated claw picks up a missile and loads it into a bomb bay.


SPIELBAN #26.

Skugs patrol an Air Fighter hangar.

Recycled.

VRT 101.

Kaitlin & JB raise their glowing Virtualizers.

Recycled.

VRT 101.

J.B.'s VR transformation sequence.

Recycled, cuts short.

VRT 101.

Kaitlin's VR transformation sequence.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #07.

Zoom out from VR JB as he lowers arms victorious on a cliff, just above VR Kaitlin doing the same.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #37.

VR JB flips over the camera.

Recycled, but unaltered.

SPIELBAN #16.

VR Kaitlin flips over the side of a hill with Laser Pistol in hand.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #21.

Colonel Icebot glows as he turns from a glob into his vanilla Icebot self.

Plays in reverse.

SPIELBAN #21.

VR Kaitlin stands slightly unguarded.


SPIELBAN #21.

Colonel Icebot talks as he turns his body slightly.


SPIELBAN #21.

Close on VR Kaitlin speaking quickly.


SPIELBAN #21.

Close on VR JB reacting defensively.


SPIELBAN #21.

VR Kaitlin leaps up and jumpkicks at Colonel Icebot, knocking him aside for a moment, before he slashes his blade at her, spark bursting her chest.

Shot 1 is trimmed heavily down to just the end whip pan.

SPIELBAN #21.

Colonel Icebot stands holding his sword up.


SPIELBAN #21.

VR JB extends his saber and poses with it, Colonel Icebot raises his sword high in the air.


SPIELBAN #21.

Briefly locking blades, VR JB kicks up, sending Colonel Icebot's sword into the sky, leaving him open for VR JB to stab him in the gut.


SPIELBAN #21.

Extreme close-up of Colonel Icebot reacting.


SPIELBAN #21.

Colonel Icebot staggers back.


SPIELBAN #21.

Close-up of Colonel Icebot, as green slime pours down his forehead.

Recycled; altered to fit VR Lab monitor.

SPIELBAN #21.

Colonel Icebot glows as he turns from his vanilla Icebot self into a glob.

Recycled, but runs in proper direction.

SPIELBAN #21.

Close on VR JB reacting defensively.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #21.

VR Kaitlin stands defensively, as Colonel Icebot solidifies from his glowing glob form, into his skinless mutant form, which a lesser person would call his Icebot to the Extreme form. He stands there looking creepy, VR JB posing with his sword while he and VR Kaitlin face him.

Cuts final shot before we see woman in frame.

SPIELBAN #21.

VR JB holds his saber closely.


SPIELBAN #21.

Colonel Icebot spreads his arms, zoom in on his chest eye as three bugs fly out from it, attaching to VR JB, then two more, which attach to VR Kaitlin, the pair struggling with the bugs.


SPIELBAN #21.

Colonel Icebot's chest plates open up and from the holes within spring multiple entrail tentacles, which wrap around VR JB & VR Kaitlin. They struggle with their living binds, VR JB finally falling to the side, ripping off the bugs, and then slashing his tentacle in half. He rushes over and frees VR Kaitlin, staggering Colonel Icebot back for a moment, before he spews energy balls at the pair, bursting them down, VR JB recovering quickly and caring to VR Kaitlin.

Final shot is altered to fit VR Lab monitor.

SPIELBAN #21.

Colonel Icebot throws his tentacles over his shoulders, rushes forth, turns into glowing green glob form, and sparkily swooping through VR Kaitlin. VR JB avoids the same fate by slashing the glob in half, but it reforms together and lands, materializing into a large pink flower. VR Kaitlin & VR JB stand together to face it, as it spews mist that spark bursts them both. VR JB recovers, nod-talks to VR Kaitlin, who nods with a thumbs up.

Cuts follow-ups of pair firing on flower, which turns back into Icebot. Rest of battle is mostly useless due to Red Python.

SPIELBAN #25.

A Quantum Cruiser exits the Air Castle.

Recycled, per source.

SPIELBAN #25.

A fleet of five Quantum Cruisers fly through the sky.

Recycled, per source.

SPIELBAN #25.

Missiles drop out of a bomb bay.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #25.

Explosions erupt behind VR JB & VR Kaitlin in a dark quarry.


SPIELBAN #25.

Missiles drop out of a bomb bay.

Recycled again.

SPIELBAN #21.

An explosion erupts in a field.


SPIELBAN #21.

Distantly, as an explosion finshes to their side, another erupts behind VRs JB & Kaitlin as they separate before another explosion erupts in front of them.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #21.

An explosion erupts behind VR JB & VR Kaitlin, sending them flying into the air.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #21.

Repeat, closer and slower, on an explosion erupting behind VR JB & VR Kaitlin, sending them flying into the air.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #04.

VR Kaitlin falls and rolls in a quarry.

Recycled; cuts before she talks; altered to fit VR Lab monitor.

SPIELBAN #05.

VR JB falls and rolls in quarry.

Recycled; altered to fit VR Lab monitor.

VRT 101.

Ryan's VR transformation sequence.

Recycled; fades out.

SPIELBAN #01.

The VR Skybase flies out of a cloud to our slight left.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #02.

"VR Ryan" flies up into the VR Skybase.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

Air Fighters fire pink electricity.

Recycled; altered to fit Skybase monitor.

SPIELBAN #21.

Distantly, as an explosion finshes to their side, another erupts behind VRs JB & Kaitlin as they separate.

Recycled; cuts before final explosion; altered to fit Skybase monitor.

SPIELBAN #43.

The VR Skybase turns slightly.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #24.

A Quantum Cruiser fires.

Recycled; trimmed for some reason.

SPIELBAN #24.

A trio of dirt bursts erupt around VR Kaitlin and a cartwheeling VR JB.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #25.

VR Kaitlin and VR JB jump back, in reaction.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #24.

VR JB motions his arms about while his body trails, until he erupts into sparkle particles that reassemble as a giant energy image of him using the VR Techno Bazooka, firing both cannons forth.

Recycled; sparkles added.

SPIELBAN #24.

A Quantum Cruiser is shot with a laser, exploding it.

Recycled; altered to fit VR Lab monitor.

SPIELBAN #01.

The VR Skybase flies over the camera.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #13.

Close on VR JB nodding.

Recycled; shortened; altered to fit Skybase monitor.

SPIELBAN #20.

Radar targeting system shows a pink waves on an EKG.


SPIELBAN #21.

VR JB & VR Kaitlin rush into a burning quarry and glance about, finding no sign of their enemy.


SPIELBAN #13.

Close on VR JB nodding.

Recycled; shortened.

SPIELBAN #01.

The VR Skybase passes below us uncomfortably close.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #33.

Skybase monitor shows a glowing red dot in a city map.


SPIELBAN #35.

Turret shifts to the side, while Skugs march about a hangar.


SPIELBAN #43.

Close on a flashing red light above buttons.


SPIELBAN #37.

Close on General Ivar talking and gesturing in a cave.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #35.

A turret rises up out of the top of a mountain.


SPIELBAN #35.

A smaller, silver turret rises up out of the top of a mountain.

Altered to fit VR Lab monitor.

SPIELBAN #01.

The VR Skybase flies out of a cloud to our slight left.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #03.

VR Skybase's monitor targets a mountaintop turret.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #35.

The two mountaintop turrets fire.


SPIELBAN #03.

The two mountaintop turret fires.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #03.

VR Skybase flies to our left as explosions begin to erupt in the sky around it.


SPIELBAN #03.

Turret fires above us.


SPIELBAN #03.

VR Skybase flies to our left as explosions erupt in the sky around it.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #03.

VR Skybase's monitor targets a mountaintop turret.

Recycled again.

SPIELBAN #01.

VR JB presses the button on his controls.

Recycled; supposed to be VR Ryan here.

SPIELBAN #01.

The VR Skybase flies downward to our left and fires.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #03.

Struck by a pair of missiles, a mountaintop turret explodes, twice.

Recycled, but runs longer than prior use.

SPIELBAN #03.

Skybase fires forth.

Recycled.

METALDER #16.

Explosions erupt on a mountainside.

Recycled.

METALDER #16.

Red indicator light flashes.

Cuts before zoom out to VR Ryan's untransformed counterpart.

SPIELBAN #35.

An explosion in a mountain valley, followed by the explosion of a pair of gray boxes.


SPIELBAN #37.

Skugs begin to scramble out of the cavern opening.


SPIELBAN #37.

General Ivar and his worker Skugs panic and flee as the cavern they're in begins to spark burst, quake, and collapse around them.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #37.

The cavern entrance dirt bursts, knocking Skugs in front of it down.


SPIELBAN #37.

An underground silo exploding, as well.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

The VR Skybase passes to our slight left.

Recycled; trimmed; transitions out.

METALDER #01 / SPIELBAN #21.

Grimlord's energy summons an energy screen above the mutants in the Dungeon, forming an image of Colonel Icebot as he talks close with a fist raised that he slowly begins to lower.

Recycled, but cuts before he fully lowers fist.

METALDER #32.

As shot slowly zooms in, Grimlord talks as he slowly looks from side to side.

Recycled, but trimmed to end.

SPIELBAN #21.

Colonel Icebot talks.

Recycled, but trimmed to end.

SPIELBAN #41.

General Ivar grovels on his knees.


METALDER #10.

Slow zoom finishes close on Grimlord talking.

Recycled, but trimmed to end.

METALDER #06.

Sharp zoom in close on Grimlord, talking as his eyes glow red, then his right fist clenches and glows red as well.

Recycled; fades to black.

Ending Credits